Michigan State Police were dispatched at 2:49 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, to the 11000 area of South Block Road in Birch Run Township to investigate a report of a despondent male near the location.Bob Johnson | MLive.com

BIRCH RUN TOWNSHIP, MI — Michigan State Police and Birch Run police were dispatched at 2:49 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, to the 11000 block of South Block Road in Birch Run Township to investigate a report of a despondent man near the location.

Troopers at the scene have blocked off a section of South Block from Canada to about a half mile south until officers can locate the man, officials said.